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I agree it's a staggering achievement in terms of filmmaking and the Blu-ray and UHD Blu-ray look stunning but I found the film itself difficult to like.

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I felt much the same when I saw it at the cinema, it's a beautiful, incredibly well acted and crafted film but it also felt more like a test of endurance, than an enjoyment experience. I'm glad I saw it but I'm in no rush to see it again!

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I agree it's a staggering achievement in terms of filmmaking and the Blu-ray and UHD Blu-ray look stunning but I found the film itself difficult to like.

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I seen it in the cinema with my girlfriend in a nice 4k setting and it is simply stunning to look at and the well known bear scene is totally stunning!

But;

I always thought and felt the movie was pushing too hard for Oscars, it for me was an Oscar vehicle and especially for Leo to finally get one and yet the bear was the better actor! My GF immediately at the cinema said "oh common' at the dead floating wife scene, when I asked she said "this is desperate oscar pandering" and she is right...

There are the other things that it borrows from other movies too heavily to be acclaimed as a masterpiece in anything other than the sound, visuals and bear scenes for me, his victory with the clothes swap, was that not borrowed from an old Charles Bronson wilderness movie? Death Hunt (had to look up as I forgot the title), not comparing the movie but sure it was the same trick pulled at the end and then there is Seraphim Falls - not a great but had a lets play hide & seek in a dead animal scene too. But am I wrong or when escaping on horseback didn't leo fire 2 shots from a musket pistol?, really would have to watch again but I can't see reloading this either while he was running and escaping or riding the horse so i hope I'm wrong about that Scene!

All movies are subjective to tastes but I wouldn't be bothered about watching again for anything other than demo material... just my opinion though

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For me it’s only one of a handful of remake’s that not only matches but surpass’s the original,i agree it’s no masterpiece the exception being DP Lubezki and his wonderful long takes of majestic vistas and nature which i could happily watch all day long.

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The Revenant was shot at a resolution of 6.5K and finished at a resolution of 4K, so the UHD Blu-ray is native 4K.

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January 2016 American Cinematographer has full article telling you exactly how they made it all.

The
Revenant ultimately relied on a combination
of Arri Alexa cameras: the Alexa
XT, which was used primarily for
Steadicam and crane shots; the Alexa
M, which was designated as the
primary camera; and the new Alexa 65
system, an early version of which Arri
made available to the filmmakers

According to Lubezki,
approximately 13 percent of The
Revenant was shot with the Alexa 65.
The Arri 65 was only made available 1/3 of the way during the shoot.

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I just watched the blu ray again on my new LG55E7 and it looks stunning. I must admit that most modern films just don't deliver anymore and I find myself re watching classics like Alien, Blade Runner and Braveheart just to enjoy film again. The Revenant for me after my third viewing is a masterpiece and a lot of that is the camera work and the quality of the print. Add this to a brutal environment and some great acting and you're on to a winner. Just brilliant.